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BOISE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

Promoting Foreign Relations Dialogue in Boise since 1945
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Upcoming events

  • September 2025 Meeting

    • 10 Sep 2025
    • 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • The Riverside Hotel
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    Speaker: Rose Gottemoeller, Former Deputy Secretary General of NATO and William J. Perry Lecturer at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Research Fellow at the Hoover Institute


    Topic: AT 75, NATO Enters A New Era

    Bio: Rose Gottemoeller is the William J. Perry Lecturer at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Research Fellow at the Hoover Institute.

    Before joining Stanford, Gottemoeller was the Deputy Secretary General of NATO from 2016 to 2019, where she helped to drive forward NATO’s adaptation to new security challenges in Europe and in the fight against terrorism. Prior to NATO, she served for nearly five years as the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security at the U.S. Department of State, advising the Secretary of State on arms control, nonproliferation and political-military affairs. While Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance in 2009 and 2010, she was the chief U.S. negotiator of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with the Russian Federation.

    Prior to her government service, she was a senior associate with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, with joint appointments to the Nonproliferation and Russia programs. She served as the Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center from 2006 to 2008, and is currently a nonresident fellow in Carnegie's Nuclear Policy Program.  

    At Stanford, Gottemoeller teaches and mentors students in the Ford Dorsey Master’s in International Policy program and the CISAC Honors program; contributes to policy research and outreach activities; and convenes workshops, seminars and other events relating to her areas of expertise, including nuclear security, Russian relations, the NATO alliance, EU cooperation and non-proliferation. 


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  • October 2025 Meeting

    • 14 Oct 2025
    • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Barber Park Education and Event Center, 4909 S. Eckert Road
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    Speaker: Dr. Iskander Rehman


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  • November 2025 Meeting

    • 10 Nov 2025
    • 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • The Riverside Hotel
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    Speaker: Asha Castleberry-Hernandez, Senior Fellow, Diplomatic Courier and World in 2050


    Topic: The Future of U.S.- Middle East Policy: Navigating Geopolitical Challenges and Prospects

    Bio: Asha Castleberry-Hernandez is a national security and foreign policy expert, U.S. Army veteran, author of Why National Security Matters, and former U.S. Congressional candidate. With over a decade of experience in Middle East policy, she served as a Senior Advisor in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Biden-Harris Administration and held key roles in Kuwait, Iraq, and Jordan. A sought-after speaker, Asha has participated in high-level forums, including the MEDays Forum in Morocco, Erbil Security Forum in Iraq and the Foreign Policy Institute Black Sea Conference in Georgia. 

    Asha is a Senior Fellow at Diplomatic Courier and World in 2050. She is also the founder of the National Security 2050 Project. Asha recently served as a Cyrus Vance Visiting Professor at Mount Holyoke College, she has also taught at Fordham, George Washington, and Baruch College. A Major in the Army Reserves, Asha is a Council on Foreign Relations member, founder of the Diversity in National Security Network, Senior Fellow at the Diplomat Courier, and a recipient of numerous honors, including the Middle East Policy Council 40 Under 40. A graduate of Hampton University and Columbia University, with studies at Oxford and in China, she is frequently featured in both national and international outlets including CNN, MSNBC, CBS News, Fox News, BBC News, and many more. The 14th World Leaders Summit in Oxford recognized her global leadership in National Security. 

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  • February 2026 Meeting

    • 10 Feb 2026
    • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Barber Park Education and Event Center, 4909 S. Eckert Road
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    Speaker: Dr. Fabiana Perera


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  • April 2026 Meeting

    • 14 Apr 2026
    • 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • The Riverside Hotel
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    Speaker: Dr. E. William Colglazier, Former Science & Technology Adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State; Former Editor-in-Chief of Science & Diplomacy and Senior Scholar at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Former Executive Officer of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council





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